Chapter 4 of Revenge! is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Revenge! is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOUR AND THE MAN. Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him. "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you. Have you anything to say in your defence?" The captured brigand laughed.
Chapter 4 of Revenge! is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared but not proved
From this reading “"You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.”
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “The captured brigand laughed.”
object formed by a mold
From this reading “Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “Have you anything to say in your defence?"”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “The captured brigand laughed.”
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
From this reading “Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
declared but not proved
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOUR AND THE MAN.
any thing at all
From this reading Have you anything to say in your defence?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading The captured brigand laughed.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The captured brigand laughed.
object formed by a mold
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading Have you anything to say in your defence?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE HOUR AND THE MAN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have you anything to say in your defence?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The captured brigand laughed.
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From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE HOUR AND THE MAN.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
express in words
From this reading Have you anything to say in your defence?"
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUR AND THE MAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince Lotarno rose slowly to his feet, casting one malignant glance at the prisoner before him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have heard," he said, "what is alleged against you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you anything to say in your defence?"
Chapter 4 of Revenge! by Robert Barr holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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